Earliest Apelike Human Ancestor Disproved?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 18:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Though small enough to fit in your hand, a prehistoric animal has been long been seen as proof that apes and humans arose in Africa. But a new study says the creature wasn't apelike, after all—though it may be a red herring.

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